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Cross Country Ski Headquarters wins another Michigan Cup! Good job getting your skiers out, Headquarters!

4 bedroom house available at Birkie

2/4/2011 - By Michael Schaefer

We had to cancel the cabin reservations we had for Birkie weekend. We're looking for someone to rent the place, therefore we could re-coup our deposit, etc.

Marathon Virgin

2/4/2011 - By Michael Sinnott

Question: I am thinking of tackling my first 50k this weekend. I have done a handful of other races up to 25k and have some idea of how to pace myself and eat and drink for those races...

Why Not Use Isotropic Surface Structures?

2/4/2011 - By Mark Waechter

I am occasionally asked why ski bases don't have random or non-directional structures. Typically the question is posed with the addition of "...like a golf ball!"

White Pine and MI Cup Sprints wax recommendations

2/4/2011 - By Mike Muha

UPDATED: Wax recommendations from Solda, Toko, Swix, and Fast Wax for this weekend's Michigan Cup races. (Added Solda wax recommendations)

Cheboygan State Park lit XC ski outing Feb 26

2/4/2011 - By DNRE

Cheboygan State Park will hold a “GO-Get Outdoors” lantern lit cross-country ski outing on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 5:30 to 9 p.m.

Waxing with Solda for cold snow

2/3/2011 - By Bert Hinkley

In cold snow it is a good idea to harden the bases with F15 Blue. Then go with other wax options based on snow and temp and humidity.

J1 Scando Cup Team announced

2/3/2011 - By Andrew Gerlach

NCCSEF, USSA and its 10 JO divisions, are pleased to announce the 2011 J1 Scandinavian Cup Team

White Pine online registration ends tonight

2/3/2011 - By Jack McCaig

Online registration ends Thursday night, Feb 3 at 9:00pm (that's TONIGHT!). Phone and in-person registration continues to race day. NOTICE 10 KM SKIERS - The start time has been moved 15 minutes to 11:15 AM.

SuperTour standings to date

2/3/2011 - By USSA

Four CXC skiers, three APU skiers and a Sun Valley skier top the standings.

Timber Ridge Tuesday Nordic Sprint Results

2/2/2011 - By Mark Esper

Classic Sprints at Timber Ridge, Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Vauhti ski wax manual

2/2/2011 - By Rick Weir

Vauhti ski wax manual: Flour powders, Flour liquids, Flour emulsions, LF Flours, kick waxes, etc. and instructions...

A Workout Ate My Marriage

2/2/2011 - By Kevin Helliker

With exercise intruding ever-more frequently on intimacy, counselors are proposing a new wedding vow: For fitter or for fatter. "Exercise is getting more and more couples into my office," says Karen Gail Lewis, a Cincinnati marriage and family therapist.